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“Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value of our existence.”

Firsts Values Courses Existence Society Essentials

Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786

“The person and society are yoked, like mind and body. Arguing which is more important is like debating whether oxygen or hydrogen is the more essential property of water.”

Mind Persons Important Body Water Society Essentials Property Arguing Oxygen Mind And Body Hydrogen

Book:The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy: Personal and Social Transformation in the 1980s

“Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.”

“Ensuring the access of all citizens to government information and to essential information for human development is a must for every democratic society.”

Humans Government Society Information Development Citizens Essentials Democratic Access Citizenship Human Development Democratic Society

Author:Koichiro Matsuura

“Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.”

Christianity Society Morality Essentials Pillars Civil Society Founding Fathers Christian Founding Fathers Religion Christian Father Morality And Religion

Book:The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot

Source: The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot

“...Respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling and empowering is not just a nice extra, it is absolutely essential as it makes the woman strong and therefore makes society strong.”

“The body of economic knowledge is an essential element in the structure of human civilization; it is the foundation upon which modern industrialism and all the moral, intellectual, technological, and therapeutical achievements of the last centuries have been built.”

Humans Has Beens Wisdom Body Lasts Moral Society Economic Modern Century Civilization Essentials Elements Achievement Intellectual Built Foundation Structure Technological Human Civilization

Book:Human Action

Source: Human Action

“We have much to contribute to the world; ways of knowing and being that are going to be essential to everyone's survival on our planet. As true citizens of Australia, properly acknowledged in our constitution, we can look forward not only to improving our own lot, but helping Australia contribute to the well-being of all the world's peoples.”

“Many social practices essential to the welfare of the species involve the control of one person by another, and no one can suppress them who has any concern for human achievements”

Humans Persons Social Practice Society Essentials Achievement Concern Species Welfare

Author:B. F. Skinner